Twitch Status
by Nicolas Bernier · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 160+ installs across the portfolio →
Inserts Twitch.tv stream player and chatbox in your posts, stream widget and online status tags in your menus. Supports multiple channels.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ajax”, “status” and “tag” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
42 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 27K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2338 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
3.4★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 3.99★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2338 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| twitch online status | #12 | #12 | 0 |
| twitch stream status | #15 | #15 | 0 |
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| status your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitch.tv your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ajax”, “status” and “tag” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 104 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
6.4y ago
latest release · v1.5.1 · 6 Jun 2020
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jan 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nowheel4.8y ago
after 2 month this plugin doesn’t work, i see only from log to much request to twitch, and this block my site. uninstalling solve my problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael6.3y ago
After beating my head against the desk for the past hour, I decided to remove this plugin. I followed all the suggestions from the developer in the forum as a couple of people had the same issue. Re-created the Twitch App, verified usernames, read through a few other sites, and it’s still nothing but a grey box. It’s a shame. Would have been a great addition.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wilez9.8y ago
Near perfection, but there is an issue. Two annoying white patches on the sides of the windows. You may not remove? These are two lines (short but thick), next to the video and next to the chat window. Sin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ caspero9.8y ago
Works like it supposed to 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 147654479.8y ago
Great job! Awesome plugin now works great, thank you 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joylessfire10.1y ago
plugin hasn’t been updated in over a year. wordpress has changed and so has the twitch.tv website. needing an update or removal as a plugin available
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KTAMRadio10.2y ago
This widget/plugin does not work. Install/usage instructions are lacking and incomplete and there is no support for this product.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wayne2222411.8y ago
This is a great little plugin for all you twitch streamers out there! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Inserts Twitch.tv stream player and chatbox in your posts, stream widget and online status tags in your men..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 434 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ajax" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-30 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 200+ → 100+ down after 543 days in tier
- 2024-10-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-23 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-22 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-21 300+ → 200+ down after 313 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Mark Posts 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - P Posts By Tag 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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